For people who like Chavs and think they get a bad rap!

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"Chavs" (aka Charvers, Charvas, or Scallies - "Chav" comes from the shortened version of "Charver") are a subculture/fashion and music sense in Britain (like punks, goths, emos, nerds, etc) that has existed since the late 1990s.

Though they are sometimes likened to "British Rednecks", anyone of any background, gender, or age can be a chav. Chavs sport a distinctive look/fashion sense - baseball caps, tracksuits, North Face puffer jackets, sports trainers, and often a gold chain that's worn around the neck (sometimes also gold bracelets or sovereign rings). They often like listening to UK Garage and the subculture is associated with a punkish attitude. If you've encountered someone looking like what I described while calling you "mush", chances are you just encountered a chav!

Though it's not as prevalent as back in the 2000's (when sites like "chavscum" were hugely popular), the British media and many people still like to demonise "Chavs". This community is for people who don't think they're all as bad as they're said to be.

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3 years ago two men that people would call "Chavs" approached me outside a chippy and asked me if I was alright during a time when I was very depressed. that little gesture went a long way (lemmings.world)
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3 years ago I was in a pretty bad depression. COVID contributed to it but also some other things including family woes and a (then undiagnosed) health problem that caused me constant, chronic pain (I'm okay now!). it was a sunny spring day so I'd walk to this chip shop I liked back then (since closed down), and next to the chip shop was a OneStop that had this bike shelter kind of space. I'd sit in the corner eating my chips because I wanted to eat them while they were fresh. ig I looked depressed because right as I was finishing, two men approached me. the older one asked "yo, you alright?" and then the younger one he was with said "you homeless or something? because we've seen you sitting here several times. you ok?"

at first i wasn't sure if they were confronting me in a bad way. i was wearing my old hoodie and trainers because I just wasn't in the mood to make myself look good. they gestured me to come stand up and go round the corner. not going to lie, I'm a petite, skinny woman, so I thought "is this really a good idea to follow them?" but i did. when i got there they just started talking to me. I said I'm not homeless. they said I looked "down" and the younger one said "you can talk with us about it if you'd like, we ain't gonna judge ya" and the older one said he was a rapper who is a sponsor for mental health awareness and he talked about how he went through some bad times with his mental health as well.

i bit the bullet. I opened up to them, I talked with them for half an hour, couldn't stay longer because my mom would've gotten worried. i opened up to them because at the time it seemed like nobody was taking my medical issue and the stress it was causing me seriously. but they did and they told me to keep strong. at the end of the convo one of them said "we hang out here every other day so you can come speak to us again if you like". i'd walk up that chippy every other day to every week and i never actually saw either of them again after that tho.

sorry for the long post but that gesture went a long way. i actually felt better, i felt listened to and validated at a time where people weren't listening to me. i wasn't feeling suicidal or anything i just was in the type of depression where i'd only want to eat and sleep all the time and let the world continue on without me. my mom asked me why i took so long and i explained there were some good samaritans who were having a chat with me. ofc my mom freaked tf out about it lol

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What are your positive encounters with chavs? (lemmings.world)
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The British media loves to publish negative stories about chavs. post your positive ones here! ๐Ÿ‘

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"Goth" killed man for being a "Chav". Really sad case. interesting how this story is largely forgotten about and didn't get remotely as much public outcry as the opposite happening (www.standard.co.uk)
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A 19 year old man named Jed Sheridan was killed by a 20 year old "goth" who was part of this gang he called the "TSE Crew" that went around beating up "chavs". After this horrible incident the murderer boasted about it saying "don't worry, it was just another chav". There was a blog post about his death which had comments, many of them were nasty (source). Sheridan was just walking home with friends and the attack was completely unprovoked. details are graphic so just a warning for those going to read the article. going by many people's attitudes such as the ones on the blog I linked I suspect people are less bothered by a chav being killed in an unprovoked attack than if it were a different kind of person who is middleclass. regardless of how he looked or what his lifestyle was, his life mattered too. RIP Jed Sheridan ๐Ÿ’”

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Old school Chav flirted with me in the Chinese today, would've gone further but he was visiting my area and he lives too far away ๐Ÿ˜ญ (lemmings.world)
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Saw this proper old school chav in the Chinese earlier this evening. he was even wearing a burberry pattern cap which I haven't seen in ages. Fit, mid 30s, grey tracksuit, nice neck tattoo. great big brown eyes as well. he was a cutie! ๐Ÿ˜ญ Chinese wasn't that busy so he turned to me and started a convo. we talked for a while while waiting for our order and he kept flirting with me, talking about random stuff, our food, and said he doesn't like being single. I said "me neither" and he was like "you from here?" and I said yeah and he said "aw no.. I live up Manchester, I'm visiting" all disappointed and as he was going out he made a passing comment about my looks and he hopes I can find a "really good guy" while giving me a thumbs up. istg a running gag with me is I get into random encounters with (male) chavs and they either flirt with me in a sweet way or they help me with stuff even though I don't know them but as someone who likes them I ain't complaining lol

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Playing GTA 5 rn and I just can't ๐Ÿ˜ญ Trevor is so fine so I made this collage to try and get it outta my system lmao ๐Ÿ˜‚ (infosec.pub)
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10/10 game

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Idk what chavs are called in the US but I think Trevor from GTA counts as one and he's hot imo (infosec.pub)
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Perfect tatoo (infosec.pub)
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Are there any good representations of chavvy men in films, TV shows or games? (lemmings.world)
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I've only ever had positive experiences with chavs. anyone else? (lemmings.world)
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Not saying where I live in the UK but I basically live in an area many people call "chav central" and I've only ever had positive experiences with them. When I was in school about 17 there were some girls who kept saying shit behind my back and this tall thin guy who had tattoos, always wore this grey tracksuit and a backwards flannel/plaid patterned cap would keep stepping in to defend me. He ended up asking me out one day and I said no because idk if I was ready for a relationship back then. he was understanding about it though. every time someone says the word "safe" to mean "good" I think of him because he'd always say "saaafe man" to me while giving a thumbs up

A few years back I had this incident where I went down the shop on my bike and my bike lock mechanism broke (the metal part you put the key in quite literally crumbled) so my bike was tied to a pole and it wouldn't unlock. just as I thought I had to abandon my bike two men in their late 20s who ig you'd call stereotypical chavs come and offer me some help to break the lock so I can get my bike back. one ended up running all the way home to get some special cutters to cut the cable off and I got home with my bike. These two are off the top of my head. sure they can be intimidating and maybe I just got lucky lol